[ClearCase_guy]

If the headline writer puts "raped" in quotes, does that make it a legitimate rape? Or more of a rape-rape? Am I supposed to be outraged like with Todd Akin's usage? Or supportive like in Roman Polanski's case? Or dismissive like in Bill Clinton's case?

I just don't know what's expected of me any more.

[Sherman Logan]

If the headline writer puts "raped" in quotes, does that make it a legitimate rape?

It's VERY poorly written, but what I think the headline writer was trying to do was quote the woman who claims she was raped. A quote, not "square quotes."

I also find it extremely odd that someone in the same bed could sleep through a savage rape.

[Fresh Wind]

If the headline writer puts "raped" in quotes, does that make it a legitimate rape?

The quotes are the same thing as saying "accused" or "alleged". It's CYA against defense attorneys that use the argument that a report saying that a suspect actually did the crime taints the jury pool, and violates the "innocent until proven guilty" protection of the Constitution. It's also protection against lawsuits in case the suspect is acquitted or never actually charged.

[Tanniker Smith]

Looking to see of anyone had made a comment about the quotes. You made it better than I would have.